Napa River Grill's Creamy Tomato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup carrot, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup celery, string removed and diced
• 1 cup onion, peeled and diced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 1/2 lbs fresh tomatoes, peeled and seeded
• 1 (26 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 2 1/2 ounces tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 bouquet garni (4 parsley stems, 1 bay leaf, 1 teaspoon peppercorns wrapped in a cheesecloth bag)
• 1 -2 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, heat the olive oil until shimmery.
• 2 add carrots, onions, and celery.
• 3 saute until soft, about 5 to 8 minutes.
• 4 add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
• 5 add wine.
• 6 bring to a boil and reduce by half.
• 7 add unsalted butter and allow to melt.
• 8 stir in flour to form a paste.
• 9 add remaining ingredients.
• 10 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
• 11 remove bouquet garni.
• 12 puree soup with an immersion blender or in batches with a stand blender.
• 13 force soup through a strainer for a finer texture.
• 14 taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.